Jordi Halfman was invited to the NOS radio show 'Met het oog op morgen', to share her worries about the children she works with on Sint Maarten. Many live in the less well developed sections of SXM and so far little information about their health and safety has reached the outside world.During her fieldwork with Hope, Esmeralda and Brandon in a public school in Dutch Quarter, these children told her they did not have a passport. Unlike the Dutch and American citizens and other 'nationals' they do not have a nation-state elsewhere that is looking out for them.

After the devastating effects of the passing of hurricane Irma, the team of Imagining the Nation is happy to inform you that, under the circumstances, we are all ok. Sadly we have not yet been able to contact all our local partners and the many children we work with on Sint Maarten.

In the aftermath of the storm the team of Imaging the Nation will come together to find out ways in which to help those who need it the most. For now, our thoughts are with all those who are still unaccounted for. And with their families.